. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. PAIDIA. —APAIDIA. 467 Ab. 2. conjuncta. Fore wing with the antemedial line stronger ; the point in middle of cell sometimes absent.—Mesopotamia. Hab. Frai^ce ; Germany, Zell. and Frey Colls.; Spain ; Italy ; Hungary; Greece; Turkey; Armenia; Syria; Mesopotamia, type t conjuncta in Coll. Staudinger. , J 28, 5 30 millim. iMrva. Kirby, Eur. Butt. & Motbs, p. Pale grey, with two subdorsal series of sulphur-yellow spots; warts yellowish grey. Food-plant, Lichens. Subsp. 1. albescens, Staud. Deutscli.
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. PAIDIA. —APAIDIA. 467 Ab. 2. conjuncta. Fore wing with the antemedial line stronger ; the point in middle of cell sometimes absent.—Mesopotamia. Hab. Frai^ce ; Germany, Zell. and Frey Colls.; Spain ; Italy ; Hungary; Greece; Turkey; Armenia; Syria; Mesopotamia, type t conjuncta in Coll. Staudinger. , J 28, 5 30 millim. iMrva. Kirby, Eur. Butt. & Motbs, p. Pale grey, with two subdorsal series of sulphur-yellow spots; warts yellowish grey. Food-plant, Lichens. Subsp. 1. albescens, Staud. Deutscli. ent. Zeit., Lep. iv. p. 249(1891); Kirbf^ Cat. Het. p. 916. Ground-colour dull white, sometimes very slightly tinged with brown. Hah. Syria, Antioch, 1 c?, 1 $ . Type in Coll. Staudinger. Genus APAIDIA, n, nov. ^ Type. Faidia, Samml. Eur. Schmett. ii. p. 156 (1847), nee Hilbn. 1827 mesogona. , Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head ; antennag of male with bristles and cilia ; tibite with the spurs moderate. Fore wing with vein 2 fi'om middle of cell: 3, 4 stalked; 5 from above angle ; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10 free ; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from towards end of cell; 3, 4 stalked ; 5 absent; 6, 7 stalked; 8 from middle of cell. A. Ground-colour fuscous brown mesogona. B. Ground-colour pale brownish grey rufeola. 998. Apaidia mesogona. CalUmor-pha mesogona, Godt. Lep. Fr. iv. p. 396, pi. 40. f. 6 (1822); Samml. Eur. Schmett. ii. p. Yrio. f. 60; Staud. Cat. p. 52 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 363. Fuscous brown ; hind legs and ventral surface of abdomen yel- lowish. Fore wing with indis- Fig. 348.—Apaidia mesogona, ,^. \. tinct dark medial line, oblique from below costa to vein 5 and at vein 3 retracted to origin of vein 2. Hab. Central France, 3 d", 1 $ , ZeE. Coll. Exjy. 24 millim. *999. Apaidia rufeola. Lithosia rufeola, Ramb. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. i. p. 271, pi. 8. f. 12 (1832); Boisd
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